Finnish Champion Explained

In Finland, the (SM;) is the winner of the highest level of national competition in a particular sport.

, abbreviated , is the competition in which the winning athlete, team, or club is named Finnish Champion. is commonly used when discussing the highest-level league of a sport that competes for the Finnish Championship or the specific competition in which a Finnish Champion is named, as with the Baseballin SM-sarja, Ringeten SM-sarja, Rugbyn SM-sarja, etc.

The abbreviation (from) is a standard term used when a sport has been designated with status. Without qualification, can refer to any Finnish Championship, however, it is most often used when discussing the men's ice hockey Liiga – .^[1]

Sports in which the Finnish Championship is contested

League or competition! Current champion(s)

Athletics	Kalevan kisat		multiple disciplines
Bandy	Bandyliiga (men)		Veiterä
	Naisten Bandyliiga (women)		Wiipurin Sudet (2024)
Baseball	Baseballin SM-sarja		Espoo Expos (2023)
Basketball	Korisliiga (men)		Helsinki Seagulls
	Naisten Korisliiga (women)		Peli-Karhut (2023)
Cross-country skiing			multiple competition classes (2024)
Disc golf			(2023)
			(2023)
Figure skating	Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut	Ice dance	Juulia Turkkila/Matthias Versluis (2024)
		Pair	Milania Väänänen/Filippo Clerici (2024)
		Single	Makar Suntsev (2024) (men)
			Nella Pelkonen (2024) (women)
Floorball	F-liiga (men)		TPS (2023)
	F-liiga (women)		TPS (2023)
American football	Vaahteraliiga (men)		(2023)
	(women)		Turku Trojans (2023)
Football	Veikkausliiga (men)		HJK (2023)
	Kansallinen Liiga (women)		KuPS
Formula racing	Rata-SM		multiple disciplines
Futsal	Futsal-Liiga (men)		KaDy (2023)
	(women)		HIFK FS (2023)
Handball	Käsipallon SM-liiga (men)		BK-46 (2023)^[2]
	Käsipallon naisten SM-sarja (women)		GrIFK (2023)
Harness racing			American Hero/Pekka Korpi (2022)
Ice hockey	Jääkiekon SM-liiga (men)		Tappara (2024)
	Jääkiekon naisten SM-liiga (women)		HIFK (2024)^[3]
Pesäpallo	Superpesis		SoJy (men)
			(women)
Rallying	Rallin SM-sarja		multiple disciplines
Rink bandy	(men)		RC Pajulahti (2023)^[4]
Ringette	Ringeten SM-sarja (women)		Blue Rings (2024)
Roller in-line hockey			(2023)
Rugby union	Rugbyn SM-sarja		Warriors RC (2023)
Synchronized skating	Muodostelmaluistelun SM-kilpailusarjoja		Team Unique (2023)^[5]
Volleyball	Lentopallon SM-liiga		VaLePa (2023) (men)
			Pölkky Kuusamo (2023) (women)

References

Significant content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at ; see its history for attribution.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jääkiekko - SM-liiga. 2019. yle. fi. 2019-08-19. Both the URL and the menu for the sports (urheilu) section use “SM-liiga” to link to the main page for Liiga.
2. Web site: Miesten Suomen mestarit kautta aikojen . Käsipallon SM-liiga . 2023-03-21 . fi . 2022-05-18.
3. News: HIFK juhlii taas Suomen mestaruutta . 6 April 2024 . . . 21 March 2024 . fi.
4. Web site: 2023-05-31 . Pääsarjajokkueiden Maratontaulukko 1990-2023 (SM-turnaukset 2017-2021 eivät ole mukana taulukoinnissa) . 2024-04-08 . Suomen Kaukalopalloliitto . fi.
5. Web site: 2023-02-26 . Muodostelmaluistelun SM 2023 – SM-Seniorit . 2023-03-21 . International Skating Union.